In the early 15th century Americans started traveling to Africa and capturing people to bring over here for slaves and labor. On the journey over here on the ships many cruel and un-Godly things happened to the slaves. Almost one-third of all the slaves that were captured never made it to America. The people who captured them would bring to many back on the ships. They would star to run out of food (most of the time it was only oatmeal, or mushed bread and water), and they would throw the smaller, weaker people over the side of the ship. To make sure they would die, they would tie huge rocks to their ankles. Usually the first to go were the women and children. There is an account of a woman who had a baby that would not stop crying for anything. The workers on the ship poured hot water on the baby to shut it up. When that did not work the made the mo
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Another job of his was to be security while transporting slaves to and from the ship that was sitting in the harbor. His job was to inspect the recently bought slaves, and say if they were to be accepted or rejected. After all that did not work the decided to make the mother throw the child overboard. He leaves out a great deal of information on the slave trade. Never taking into account, or caring about, the feelings or people they were hurting.
These are just some of the horrible acts that took place. The triangular trade became known when ships
would leave from Africa, and then travel to the islands off the coast of South America.
John Peter Oettinger was a surgeon during the period of the Atlantic slave trade. He only accounts one time when a boy “jumped” overboard onlt to be attacked by a shark. It is my feeling that the boy was thrown over instead of him going on free will. All of the importing of slaves stopped in 1808 when it was mad illegal. The trade actually was an important means of communication for most of the world.
Oettinger talks about business aspects of the Atlantic slave trade.
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